When do I set up initial meetings with the leadership team?

The initial meeting should be scheduled by the administrator to include the teaching leader/facilitator, small group leaders and others interested in the ministry. This should begin several months before January. The focus of the early meetings should be on getting acquainted and making decisions about which elective lessons will be taught. This is also the time to gather names of Christians who are active in the schools, leaders in the community, or key persons. These are the people who would be instrumental in supporting the program and/or in suggesting names of students and small group leaders who might be interested in becoming involved in such a program. (The Administrator should follow up on the names that are suggested.)

Once the team is secured, another meeting should be scheduled with the team (Teaching Leader/Facilitator and Small Group Leaders) so that the names of prospective students can be gathered.

The Administrator should host an informal time for the Teacher/Facilitator, Assistant Teacher and the Small Group Leaders to get to know one another, such as a dessert fellowship. At that time, the upcoming schedule will be presented, along with a discussion of what makes an effective Small Group Leader. About two to three weeks before the first Anchorsaway classes begin, invitations need to be sent through the mail, as well as hand delivered by a student representative to prospective participants in each high school.